03-18866. Manufacturer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application

Pursuant to Section 1301.33(a) of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this is notice that on June 25, 2001, the University of Massachusetts, Lyle E. Craker, Professor, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Stockbridge Hall, Box 37245, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, made application to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for registration as a bulk manufacturer of Marijuana (7360) and Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370), basic classes of Schedule I controlled substances.

The University of Massachusetts-Amherst plans to bulk manufacture (cultivate) Marijuana and Tetrahydrocannabinols for distribution to approved researchers.

Any other such applicant and any person who is presently registered with DEA to manufacture such substances may file comments or objections to this notice of application.

Any such comments or objections may be addressed, in quintuplicate, to the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20537, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative (CCD) and must be filed no later than September 22, 2003.

Dated: July 2, 2003.

Laura M. Nagel,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration.